The Man Who Forgot How to Read
A Memoir (Afterword by Oliver Sacks)
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$24.95
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On Sale:
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09/08/2007
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Hardcover
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One morning, prolific
and bestselling crime novelist Howard Engel awoke to discover he had lost the
ability to read. He had experienced a stroke that left him with the rare
condition known as alexia sine agraphia—he could write, but as
soon as he committed his thoughts to the page, he no longer knew what they were.
Other effects of the stroke emerged over time, but none were as dramatic and
devastating as this one for a man who made his living working with words.
The
Man Who Forgot How to Read is the warm, insightful and fascinating
story of Engel’s fight to overcome a condition that threatened to end his
career. Engel’s remarkable triumph over his affliction—he was finally able to
write again and produced another bestselling Benny Cooperman detective novel,
Memory Book—will inspire his fans and fascinate anyone interested in the
mysteries of the human brain.
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Author Extras
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Critical Praise for
The Man Who Forgot How to Read
"Howard Engel brings to his memoir The Man Who Forgot How to Read all the skills he has learned as a crime writer working on the Benny Cooperman books. It is witty, insightful, moving without being sentimental, and it keeps you turning the pages. I urge you to read it."
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Peter Robinson
“What makes Howard
Engel a common hero is the way he coped with a rare, devastating affliction. . .
His memoir charts a long journey as it recounts his bafflement, frustration,
forbearance and eventual triumph.”
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The Globe and Mail
"An engrossing
memoir."
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London Free Press
"An astounding journey."
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Edmonton Journal
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The Man Who Forgot How to Read
One morning, prolific and bestselling crime novelist Howard Engel awoke to discover he had lost the ability to read. He had experienced a stroke that left him with the rare condition known as alexia sine agraphia —he could write, but as soon as he committed his thoughts to the page, he no...
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